Be sure to get help at warning signs
A lot of heavy drinkers experience considerable stomach pains, often quite often. It’s something that is intuitive, taken to be just a part of the process, even if it’s a very unpleasant part.
What’s important for the heavy drinker to know is the existence of a condition called Gastritis. It’s even worse than it sounds.
Gastritis is inflammation of the lining of the stomach, serious inflammation, sometimes escalating to the point of bleeding. This … [Read more...]

This is due to many physiological factors.
The body breaks down over time. Everything gets slower and weaker and worse. This is not front-page news. Yet it’s not obvious to everyone that hangovers are part of this phenomenon. A lot of friends of mine has said that they swear they are having a harder time getting over hangovers as they get into their late forties or fifties. This is scientifically observable and proven phenomenon.
Acetaldehyde
OK, bear with me here—things are going to … [Read more...]

Am I an Alcoholic if I Drink Every Day?
What's an alcoholic?
You're here because you have an important question. You drink on a day-to-day basis, and you're coming to that awful, nagging feeling that you'e an alcoholic. You don't know if you need help or not, and, wisely, you don't want to be in denial.
You come home from work and have a cocktail to unwind; maybe it's a glass of wine with dinner; every few nights you hang out with Dave nd Luis and play some Xbox over half a six-pack. It … [Read more...]

Can an alcoholic drink in moderation successfully? Will social drinking be OK or will it drag you down?
Very few recovered alcoholics live on an uncharted island. Hanging out with buds or in crowds and being around people who are having a ball drinking poses serious temptation--and serious angst--for the recovered and recovering alcoholics. This can present a very strong temptation for recovering alcoholics- they can find themselves in situations where they are surrounded by others who are … [Read more...]

Is rehabilitation solely a privilege of the financially comfortable, or is there such a thing as free alcohol rehab?
So, let me lay out some options available to those who wish to make a fresh start but who don't have a lot of money for private rehab centers or expensive treatments.
If you have an honest desire to change your life, you can take advantage of several opportunities that will cost you mostly just willpower. … [Read more...]